{"product_id":"9781466824362","title":"Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in development for TV: Rights to develop \u003ci\u003eWild Cards\u003c\/i\u003e for TV have been acquired by Universal Cable Productions, the team that brought you \u003ci\u003eThe Magicians\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr. Robot\u003c\/i\u003e, with the co-editor of\u003ci\u003eWild Cards\u003c\/i\u003e, Melinda Snodgrass as executive producer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe action-packed alternate fantasy returns for a new generation, featuring fiction from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author George R. R. Martin, Michael Cassutt, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Lewis Shiner, and more—plus two completely new stories from Kevin Andrew Murphy and bestselling author Carrie Vaughn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForty years after the Wild Card Virus's release, the World Health Organization decides it's time to take a delegation of Aces, Jokers, politicians, and journalists on a fact-finding mission to learn how other countries are dealing with the virus that reshaped humanity. Leading the team is Gregg Hartmann, a senator with presidential aspirations and a dangerous ace up his sleeve. Joining him is a menagerie of some of the series' best and most popular Wild Cards, including Dr. Tachyon, aces Peregrine and Golden Boy, and jokers Chrysalis, Troll, and Father Squid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the jungles of Haiti and Peru to the tumultuous political climate of Egypt, from a monastery in Japan to the streets of the most glamorous cities of Europe, the Wild Cards are in for an eye-opening trip. While some are worshiped as actual gods, those possessing the most extreme mutations are treated with a contempt that's all too familiar to the delegates from Jokertown. New alliances will be formed, new enemies will be made, and some actions will fulfill centuries-old prophecies that make ripples throughout the future of the Wild Cards universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163600765168,"sku":"9781466824362","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466824362_p0.jpg?v=1763685346","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466824362","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}